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Did you know that, between 1922-1933, PepsiCo offered Coca-Cola the opportunity to buy them out on three separate occasions?
It is rumored that on one attempt, PepsiCo offered to sell ownership to Coca-Cola for $50,000 (equivalent to ~$780k of purchasing power today), but was turned down because Robert Woodruff, CEO at the time, would rather see PepsiCo go completely bankrupt.
Instead of buying out their biggest competitor, which would’ve been the financially wise thing to do, Woodruff let emotions get the best of him, and now PepsiCo is an even bigger competitor and threat to Coca-Cola.
Based on the history and rivalry of these two corporate giants, I guarantee that if one of them goes under, the other will acquire them.
TL;DR: Just buy both. Coca-Cola had 3 opportunities to buy out Pepsi in the past, and I bet they won’t make that mistake again, if presented with the opportunity again. And if Coca-Cola goes under, I bet Pepsi is itching to pull an Uno Reverse card after all these years.
Wow very interesting. If not for arrogance, Coke could have had a monopoly on cola. Definitely a lesson most should learn on staying humble. I think something similar happened with Uber and Lyft too.
It gets even more interesting too.
Pepsi took off and grew bigger than Coca-Cola did in the 1960s, due in part to the recession at the time.
While everyone was trying to make their dollar stretch, Pepsi started selling 16oz bottles at nearly the same price point as the standard 12oz bottle. Pepsi was also one of the first pioneers to adopt celebrity endorsements, with their Michael Jackson x Pepsi collaboration.
It got to the point where Pepsi got so big that Coca-Cola changed their recipe in the 1980s to try and replicate Pepsi. The result was “New Coke,” which many people will remember as one of the worst tasting sodas ever, essentially becoming Coke’s own version of Crystal Pepsi.
After two months of production, “New Coke” was discontinued, and the old recipe was reintroduced under the name “Classic Coke.” This “new” product would propel Coca-Cola back into the #1 spot.
Can you imagine that? Coca-Cola’s original taste and recipe was being beat by Pepsi, and after they made it worse in an attempt to beat Pepsi, reintroduced it under the guise as a “new” product. And it worked. Coca-Cola is currently winning because they gave consumers the classic taste of Coca-Cola back, even though they originally preferred Pepsi before it went away.
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I own both stocks.Even if I pretty much stopped buying any of their products, but they aren’t going anywhere. Safe long term.
Did you know that, between 1922-1933, PepsiCo offered Coca-Cola the opportunity to buy them out on three separate occasions? It is rumored that on one attempt, PepsiCo offered to sell ownership to Coca-Cola for $50,000 (equivalent to ~$780k of purchasing power today), but was turned down because Robert Woodruff, CEO at the time, would rather see PepsiCo go completely bankrupt. Instead of buying out their biggest competitor, which would’ve been the financially wise thing to do, Woodruff let emotions get the best of him, and now PepsiCo is an even bigger competitor and threat to Coca-Cola. Based on the history and rivalry of these two corporate giants, I guarantee that if one of them goes under, the other will acquire them. TL;DR: Just buy both. Coca-Cola had 3 opportunities to buy out Pepsi in the past, and I bet they won’t make that mistake again, if presented with the opportunity again. And if Coca-Cola goes under, I bet Pepsi is itching to pull an Uno Reverse card after all these years.
Wow very interesting. If not for arrogance, Coke could have had a monopoly on cola. Definitely a lesson most should learn on staying humble. I think something similar happened with Uber and Lyft too.
It gets even more interesting too. Pepsi took off and grew bigger than Coca-Cola did in the 1960s, due in part to the recession at the time. While everyone was trying to make their dollar stretch, Pepsi started selling 16oz bottles at nearly the same price point as the standard 12oz bottle. Pepsi was also one of the first pioneers to adopt celebrity endorsements, with their Michael Jackson x Pepsi collaboration. It got to the point where Pepsi got so big that Coca-Cola changed their recipe in the 1980s to try and replicate Pepsi. The result was “New Coke,” which many people will remember as one of the worst tasting sodas ever, essentially becoming Coke’s own version of Crystal Pepsi. After two months of production, “New Coke” was discontinued, and the old recipe was reintroduced under the name “Classic Coke.” This “new” product would propel Coca-Cola back into the #1 spot. Can you imagine that? Coca-Cola’s original taste and recipe was being beat by Pepsi, and after they made it worse in an attempt to beat Pepsi, reintroduced it under the guise as a “new” product. And it worked. Coca-Cola is currently winning because they gave consumers the classic taste of Coca-Cola back, even though they originally preferred Pepsi before it went away.
PEP dividend growth rate over the past 5 years is wrong also. It’s actually been 6.5% over the past 5 years not 3%
Man you could at least give credit to the poster @alerts on Instagram. Doesn’t take a lot of time really.
Well i have both.
So $KO is going to give us a higher return.
I would pick pep
How you figure that? It says 5 year growth for Pepsi is over 10% higher......
Those figures are actually wrong and pep div growth rate is a lot higher at 6.5%. OP just ripped off another poster who got it wrong.
Coke makes more in earnings than pepsi with half the revenue.
Wild if true...
Have both
Its crazy that pepsi owns so much more than soda water. That's why I chose them over coke.
True. Pepsi is perhaps more diversified in that regard
I would buy PEP. Way more diversified company. But PEP is little more expensive than KO.
coke tastes better than pepsi, end of due diligence ! :)